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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/18022653 > Launches
The headline is !technicallythetruth@lemmy.world, but it lacks a bit of context...
Soyuz MS-26 - Alexey Ovchinin - Ivan Vagner - Don Pettit SpaceX Dragon Polaris Dawn - Jared Isaacman - Sarah Gillis - Scott Poteet - Anna Menon Boeing Starliner CFT - Butch Wilmore - Sunita Williams Shenzhou 18 - Li Guangsu - Li Cong - Ye Guangfu Soyuz MS-25 - Oleg Kononenko - Tracy Caldwell Dyson - Nikolai Chub SpaceX Dragon Crew-8 - Matthew Dominick - Michael Barratt - Jeanette Epps - Alexander Grebenkin [Who Is In Space](https://whoisinspace.com/) ([archive snapshot](https://web.archive.org/web/20240911163225/https://whoisinspace.com/)) This surpasses the [previous record](https://www.space.com/record-17-people-in-earth-orbit-at-once) of 17 people in orbit set in 2023. There were 20 people in space (50 mile definition) last year as well, but six of them were not in orbit (Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo).
He has blessed the webcast with his presence!
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Skipped leg day? [Daily Hopper] New comic by [@daily\_hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper) [\#spacex](https://spacey.space/tags/spacex) [#space](https://spacey.space/tags/space) [@spaceflightmemes](https://sh.itjust.works/c/spaceflightmemes)
Leaks [Daily Hopper] New comic by [@daily\_hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper) [\#spacex](https://spacey.space/tags/spacex) [#space](https://spacey.space/tags/space) [#PolarisDawn](https://spacey.space/tags/PolarisDawn) [@spaceflightmemes](https://sh.itjust.works/c/spaceflightmemes)
European Events [Daily Hopper] Recent comic by [@daily\_hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper) [\#rfa](https://spacey.space/tags/rfa) [#isaraerospace](https://spacey.space/tags/isaraerospace) [@spaceflightmemes](https://sh.itjust.works/c/spaceflightmemes)
Source: [Daily Hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper/113024312108104437) on Mastodon! That's right, Daily Hopper has started posting to their Mastodon account! ([@daily_hopper@spacey.space](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper)) If we follow them there and show them some love, perhaps they will lead others to the fediverse as well :)
Meanwhile, in another dimension... [Daily Hopper] New comic by [@daily\_hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper) [\#spacex](https://spacey.space/tags/spacex) [#nasa](https://spacey.space/tags/nasa) [#space](https://spacey.space/tags/space) [#falcon9](https://spacey.space/tags/falcon9) [@spaceflightmemes](https://sh.itjust.works/c/spaceflightmemes)
[Source](https://x.com/Gwynne_Shotwell/status/1827423458042454156)
Three launches (one of them crewed) currently scheduled in the span of 81 minutes.
Two towers [Daily Hopper] New comic by [@daily\_hopper](https://spacey.space/@daily_hopper) [\#spacex](https://spacey.space/tags/spacex) [#space](https://spacey.space/tags/space) [#starbase](https://spacey.space/tags/starbase) [#starship](https://spacey.space/tags/starship) [@spaceflightmemes](https://sh.itjust.works/c/spaceflightmemes)
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Source: [Daily Hopper on Twitter](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1824520530386620767) [They just announced](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1824520879201464504) that they are also on Threads. If any of you still have a Twitter account, you might consider politely asking them to post to [their Mastodon account](@daily_hopper@spacey.space) (@daily_hopper@spacey.space) as well :)
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Source: [Daily Hopper](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1824188637128561119)
- https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/ - https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7509 - https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7507
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Source: [Daily Hopper](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1812624720119902437)
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[Source](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1811108991377793101) I'm pleased that Daily Hopper has been a bit more active recently. Their comics are quite good.
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I wish. Maybe one day? [Source](https://x.com/servomechanica/status/1810756377654218828)
I was just watching the countdown to todays Ariane 6 flight on YouTube on the ~~official~~ *cryptoscammer* European Space Agency channel. The preview animation video that they are looping looks stunning, but something seem off …
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[Source](https://x.com/AJ_FI/status/1810298429991432222)
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New Daily Hopper! [Source](https://x.com/daily_hopper/status/1808955354576736738)
[In a filing with the FAA re SpaceX's proposed use of pad 39A for Starship, Blue Origin asks for a cap on "the rate of Ss-SH launch, landing, and other operations, including but not limited to test firings, transport operations, and fueling."](https://x.com/wapodavenport/status/1805647853844365594)  [Blue also says there should be "mandatory penalties for SpaceX for conducting operations not included in an active EIS or other environmental restriction, violating a launch license, or any other laws, regulations, or other rules for operating."](https://x.com/wapodavenport/status/1805647855916319057)   [Similar concerns raised by ULA.](https://x.com/wapodavenport/status/1805649793487679678)       
/s The astronauts aren't stranded, the teams just want to study the thrusters on-orbit, since they can't study them afterwards. Humour at Boeing's expense is quite popular at the moment though.
